Colonel William Fitch
1737 - 1805 (67 years)-
Name William Fitch Title Colonel Birth 18 Jul 1737 Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Gender Male Military Service 1777 American Revolution (US)
Death 30 Apr 1805 Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA Burial Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA Notes - Col. Wm. Fitch was one of the earliest settlers and most prominent citizens of the town. He was employed by the council of safety to furnish supplies to the troops raised to repel the invasion of Burgoyne in 1777. When the settlers north of this town fled, panic struck at Burgoyne. His wife Alethia, with three small daughters, all mounted on one horse, started south for a place of refuge, but being reassured they soon returned.
He owned the first saw and grist mill built at the village, by William Bradford, and kept the first store in town. The village was known on our early maps as Fitch's Mills.
Person ID I45443 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 9 Jan 2021
Family Atie Wheeler, b. 1741 d. 26 Apr 1805, Richmond, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 64 years) Marriage 1788 Children + 1. Margaret Fitch, b. 7 Nov 1763, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA d. 24 Mar 1833, Richmond, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 69 years) + 2. Sybil Fitch, b. 24 Feb 1772, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA d. 14 Jun 1850, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA (Age 78 years) + 3. Hannah Fitch, b. 28 Dec 1773, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA d. 17 Jan 1837, Rochester, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA (Age 63 years) Family ID F16468 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Nov 2020
- Col. Wm. Fitch was one of the earliest settlers and most prominent citizens of the town. He was employed by the council of safety to furnish supplies to the troops raised to repel the invasion of Burgoyne in 1777. When the settlers north of this town fled, panic struck at Burgoyne. His wife Alethia, with three small daughters, all mounted on one horse, started south for a place of refuge, but being reassured they soon returned.
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Event Map Birth - 18 Jul 1737 - Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Death - 30 Apr 1805 - Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA = Link to Google Earth